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    Leg 4 relays recce with some wharfedalers last night led by Ted. Easily the most technical of the short legs, starting with a brutal climb out of the holding pen the route takes in some easy running over pasture to the top of the first descent. The next 4m basically have bofra written all over them; rough and fast, but quite short descents with no obvious lines, experienced descenders will be able to put time into runners behind them. The flat section on the way to the Dibb gill is not smooth green pasture, you could easily turn an ankle here and put your team out of it. Teams would be wise to save a reliable runner for this leg and not underestimate it. I told Ted it would make a very good race route.
    Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent

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    10.26 miles, 3,099 feet, 3 hours 16 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg top - race descent to the road at High Close - Deerbolts Woods - Grasmere shore - White Moss - back up to the top via Loughrigg Terrace and the steps overlooking Grasmere - down past the old golf club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. Very misty with height and distance. Constant drizzle/light rain. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. The most prominent feature of the weather today was the strong blustery wind from the north east - strong enough to blow people over. Very few walkers about, though there was one large group of lads all in high viz vests. One runner seen.

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    10.25 miles, 2,671 feet, 3 hours 10 minutes: Wansfell Pike, taking in a lot of the lanes between Ambleside and Troutbeck - Skelghyll, Mirk, Wain, Fell, Robin, and Nanny; then up to the Pike, and down the race route. A mixture of sunshine, blue sky and high fluffy clouds. No rain. That strong wind from the north east persists - and it is colder than it was yesterday. Terrain dry/damp with good grip. Not many walkers about; 1 runner seen.

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    12.4 miles, 3,471 feet, 3 hours 56 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Robin Lane - Troutbeck - Garburn Pass - Sour Howes - Limefitt Park - Mortal Man Pub - Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - race descent - Ambleside. Initially it was quite sunny, with some high clouds, but it gradually became very overcast and started to drizzle. No wind. Terrain dry/damp/wet and slippery in places. Lots of walkers on Wansfell. 2 runners seen.

    "Only" 2 aggressive dogs today - the first owner was very apologetic and said it was unusual for her dog to behave like this. The second said it was my fault for behaving hysterically - standing still! At least they both put their dog on its lead.

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    10.43 miles, 2,915 feet, 3 hours 32 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg top - race descent to the road at High Close - Deerbolts Woods - Grasmere shore - Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club - across the wooden bridge just above Brow Head, up to the kissing gate, back down to Brow Head - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. No rain. A moderate breeze from the south east. Terrain damp/wet/slippery. Quite a few walkers on the fell; only 1 runner seen.

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    10.57 miles, 2,986 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Overcast, with banks of cloud/mist at multiple levels. More or less continuous drizzle. A moderate breeze from the north. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Very few walkers on the fells; no runners seen.

    Fortunately the rain was nowhere near as bad as forecast.

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    11.12 miles, 3,403 feet, 3 hours 18 minutes: Ambleside - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Troutbeck - Garburn Pass - Sour Howes - Limefitt Park - Mortal Man Pub - Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - race route descent - Ambleside. High clouds obscuring some of the tops, some sunshine/blue sky. No rain. A strong blustery cold wind from the north. Terrain damp/wet/saturated/slippery. Very few walkers about; 1 runner seen.

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    10.41 miles, 3,136 feet, 3 hours 16 minutes: Ambleside - Old Lake Road - Blue Hill Road/Lane - up the race route steps - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell true top - Baystones - Nanny Lane - Troutbeck - Skelghyll Lane - High Skelghyll - Wansfell Pike - race route descent - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. A few minutes of drizzle. That strong cold wind from the south persists. Terrain dry/damp/wet; grip was good in my new Mudtalons - worn for the first time yesterday. Not many walkers about; 2 runners seen.

    I had a chat with a farmer, whose dogs were being rather threatening. Interesting that dogs that worry sheep are a major concern, but not dogs that worry people.

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    10.03 miles, 2,509 feet, 3 hours 6 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Fishgarths Wood, Todd Crag, Lily Tarn, the caves, and Loughrigg top. Overcast and drizzly at first, with the cloud base as low as the valley floor in places. It cleared up to an extent later on. That wind from the south is still there, but it has eased considerably. Terrain wet/saturated/streaming - rocks in particular were slippery. Very few walkers about; no runners see; I came across 6 well behaved dogs.

    I went up the steep path to the right of the top cave for the first time - I usually go up the other side. Despite its steepness it is an interesting way up.

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    I've spent the last two sundays taking a look at the descent of Birks fell in preparation for the sadly shortened race. It's going to be very congested and a bit of LK will go a long way.
    Luke Appleyard (Wharfedale)- quick on the dissent

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